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By Staff Writer James Schryver On Friday, April 15th, fiction writer and policy advisor, Arkady Martine, visited Eastern New Mexico University to give several brief lectures as well as read from her new novella. Arkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer as well as a policy advisor for the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural…

By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis The history and lifestyle of Ancient Greece still inspire many practices to this day but none more so than the Olympics. The once-historic practice has become an international event for athletes to show off their talents and win medals, but it did not always cater only to sports. Ancient Greece…

By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis Wars have a reputation for lasting months, years, and even decades, but one war was fought and won in a single day during a bid for control over the throne of the prosperous Zanzibar. In what is now known as the Anglo-Zanzibar War, Britain and Zanzibar reached a point of…

By Staff Writer Trevon Dowling The Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark and Museum will celebrate Prehistory Day on Saturday, April 22 with a free event for the public as part of New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month. Thousands of years ago in the Pleistocene Epoch, the environment of New Mexico was much lusher and more vibrant…

By Staff Writer Kaylee Wagner Having a pet can seem like a lot of hassle. The food you have to buy, the attention you have to give, and making sure that they are potty trained are all aspects of being a pet owner. Even though it may seem like there are more negatives than positives…

By Staff Writer Trevon Dowling The organization ENMU Women held its annual Lovers for Learning Dinner and Dessert Auction on April 8 to fund its lucrative scholarships for women re-entering higher education at Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU Women is an on-campus organization, formerly known as the Faculty Dames from its inception in 1940 to…

By Staff Writer Emma Gallegos Friday morning, ENMU alumni, Kaylee Crowell, and the Culinary Department held the dedication of the Dr. Charles Broz Memorial Garden. Adorned with flowers, herbs, and a beautiful plaque, this garden beautifully showcases Dr. Broz’s passion, hobbies, and the light he brought to ENMU. 

By Editor Cyrena Nielsen Since 2014, World Bipolar Day has been observed to educate and eliminate the stigma that surrounds bipolar disorder. The day shares the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder. With more than 6 million Americans living with it, it’s important to raise awareness to ensure those…

By Staff Writer Emma Gallegos It’s that time of year- the ENMU Student Government Association is holding elections! Up for reelection is President Tamia Smith, and for Vice President, we have two candidates, Andres Chavez and Micaela Vigil.   Tamia is a senior Criminal Justice major. She loves her job as student body president “fighting and advocating for ENMU students”. In her next term, she hopes…

By Morganne Guhl Jurassic Park, a movie famously directed by Steven Spielberg, was originally a brilliant book written by Michael Crichton and well worth a read. Surprisingly, the film and book share very little in common. Some might dismiss reading the book a movie is based on as repetitive; this is not true for Jurassic…